Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2023-05-29 14:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Arif Virani (Parkdale\u2014High Park, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Arif Virani (Parkdale\u2014High Park, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7814426\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, spring has returned and with it parliamentary soccer. Yes, indeed, the FC Commoners are back for another season of the beautiful game, with MPs from all parties taking the pitch against an assortment of foes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814427\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Last week, we had our annual game against the pages. This was the first match since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The pages were well prepared. Some of their players were in full uniform, and their pre-game warm-up was intimidating. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814428\" data-originallang=\"en\">To boot, they brought a cheering squad and had chants, makeup and even signage. My favourite poster said, \u201cGET YOUR OWN WATER!\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814429\" data-originallang=\"en\"> A great time was had by all, including some post-game merriment over pizza and beverages, of course those suitable for minors. Though the final score favoured the aging squad of MPs, helped by some younger staffers, I admit, the big winners, as usual, were the pages. Their dedication on the pitch is only surpassed by their dedication to this chamber and all of us who serve in it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814430\" data-originallang=\"en\">Three cheers for the pages. Hip hip hooray! </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7814426\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, qui dit printemps dit soccer parlementaire. En effet, l'\u00e9quipe form\u00e9e de d\u00e9put\u00e9s de tous les partis, le FC Commoners, est de retour pour une nouvelle saison de ce beau sport afin d'affronter ses adversaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814427\" data-originallang=\"fr\">La semaine derni\u00e8re, nous avons eu notre match annuel contre les pages, un match qui n'avait pas eu lieu depuis la pand\u00e9mie de la COVID\u201119. Les pages sont arriv\u00e9s bien pr\u00e9par\u00e9s, avec des joueurs en uniformes complets qui ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 un \u00e9chauffement d'avant match intimidant.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814428\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour couronner le tout, les pages \u00e9taient accompagn\u00e9s de leurs supporters et avaient pr\u00e9par\u00e9 des chants, du maquillage et m\u00eame des affiches. Mon affiche pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e disait: \u00ab REMPLISSEZ VOTRE VERRE D'EAU VOUS-M\u00caMES! \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814429\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Tout le monde s'est bien amus\u00e9, y compris apr\u00e8s le match autour d'une pizza et de boissons, qui conviennent \u00e9videmment aux mineurs. Bien que le pointage final ait favoris\u00e9 l'\u00e9quipe vieillissante des d\u00e9put\u00e9s, aid\u00e9e par quelques jeunes collaborateurs, j'admets que les grands gagnants, comme d'habitude, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 les pages. Leur d\u00e9vouement sur le terrain n'est surpass\u00e9 que par leur d\u00e9vouement envers la Chambre et tous ceux d'entre nous qui y travaillent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7814430\" data-originallang=\"en\">Bravo aux pages: hip, hip, hip, hourra!</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2023/5/29/arif-virani-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/arif-virani/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4435/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12236930",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements by Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Parliamentary Soccer",
        "fr": "Le soccer parlementaire"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2023/5/29/",
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}